M6.0 earthquake near G‘azalkent, Tashkent Region

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of G‘azalkent, Uzbekistan on 24 Oct 1959, 23:40 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is G‘azalkent, about 13 km away in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.